Overview
- The agreement includes a club option for an eighth season and escalators that could raise the total to $131 million, marking the largest guarantee in team history.
- The team staged the announcement at its future Las Vegas stadium site, where Soderstrom toured the $2 billion, 33,000-seat project.
- General manager David Forst said there are ongoing extension talks with other young players as part of the plan for the new ballpark.
- Soderstrom, 24, earned the deal after a 2025 breakout (.276/.346/.474, 25 home runs, 93 RBIs) and a move to left field that made him a Gold Glove finalist.
- Recent steps to secure the core include long-term deals for Brent Rooker and Lawrence Butler and the trade for Jeff McNeil, with pitching still cited as the primary area to address.